| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Seth Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Starr (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai inbounds the ball | 48-34 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai clanks a floater from the left wing | 48-34 |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 19:30 | Cincinnati | John Starr can't connect on a shot from the right side | 48-34 |
| 19:28 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Gus Duca - foul #2 on Gus Duca, team foul #1 | 48-34 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Seth Watkins - foul #3 on Seth Watkins, team foul #2 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Silver (PF) Seth Watkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Thompson | 50-35 |
| 18:18 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-35 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca pulls down the rebound | 50-35 |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver lays it in set up by Gus Duca | 52-35 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-37 |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 52-37 |
| 17:16 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 16:59 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (SG), Patrick Rowley (PF), William Phan (C) Gus Duca, Robert Jordan, John Starr | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (PG), James Levin (SG), Robert Manus (SF), Harvey Newell (PF), Bryce Brown (C) Randall Hakala, Arthur Pitzer, Habimana Arai, Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove | |
| 16:41 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 52-37 |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Robert Manus | 52-39 |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-39 |
| 16:03 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Choe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Silver (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Phan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walter Stark (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Levin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Manus (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harvey Newell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bryce Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Phan - foul #1 on William Phan, team foul #3 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG), Seth Watkins (PF) Timothy Thompson, Steven Silver | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (SG), Raymond Grove (C) James Levin, Robert Manus | |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | William Phan throws it down on a great pass from Louis Choe | 54-41 |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins knocks in the shot from the right side | 56-44 |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-44 |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | William Phan grabs the board | 56-44 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses long on a jumper in the paint | 56-44 |
| 14:31 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe tips it but misses | 56-44 |
| 14:30 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer gets the offensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins is whistled for traveling | 56-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Robert Jordan (SF), John Starr (C) Louis Choe, Patrick Rowley, William Phan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Robert Manus (SG), Habimana Arai (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF) Walter Stark, Arthur Pitzer, Bryce Brown, Raymond Grove | |
| 14:09 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Manus and the foul's on John Starr - foul #3 on John Starr, team foul #4 | 56-46 |
| 14:09 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai misses the free throw | 56-46 |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | John Starr drills a shot from the right block set up by Seth Watkins | 58-46 |
| 13:18 | West Virginia | Robert Manus clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 13:17 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell can't tip it in | 58-46 |
| 13:15 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | John Starr misses the jumpshot from the left side | 58-46 |
| 13:00 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Randall Hakala | 58-46 |
| 12:56 | West Virginia | Robert Manus hits a floater from the right wing set up by Randall Hakala | 58-48 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Timothy Thompson | 61-48 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai is hacked by Seth Watkins - foul #4 on Seth Watkins, team foul #5 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), Steven Silver (PF) Jimmy Kifer, Seth Watkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (SG), Raymond Grove (C) Robert Manus, Harvey Newell | |
| 12:31 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell makes the contested jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Arthur Pitzer | 61-50 |
| 12:11 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Randall Hakala - foul #2 on Randall Hakala, team foul #1 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (PF) Robert Jordan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:11 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 12:11 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 11:59 | West Virginia | Steven Silver steals the ball from Antonio Mitchell | 62-50 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Steven Silver (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Starr (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Rowley | 64-50 |
| 11:13 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the shot from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | John Starr makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Timothy Thompson | 66-52 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove hits a floater from the right block | 66-54 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is fouled on the floor by Antonio Mitchell - foul #3 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #2 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Robert Jordan (SF), William Phan (C) Timothy Thompson, Patrick Rowley, John Starr | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (PG), Robert Manus (SF), Harvey Newell (PF) Randall Hakala, Habimana Arai, Antonio Mitchell | |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 66-54 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver tips it but misses | 66-54 |
| 10:16 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove grabs the board | 66-54 |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Walter Stark misses long on a 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by Louis Choe - foul #1 on Louis Choe, team foul #6 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG) Gus Duca | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Walter Stark makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Walter Stark misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Walter Stark makes the 3rd free throw | 66-56 |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | William Phan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Grove - foul #2 on Raymond Grove, team foul #3 | 66-56 |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | William Phan makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | William Phan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 09:43 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 68-56 |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver is called for traveling | 68-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Patrick Rowley (PF) Louis Choe, Steven Silver | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (SG), Bryce Brown (C) Arthur Pitzer, Raymond Grove | |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Robert Jordan picks off the pass by James Levin | 68-56 |
| 08:34 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-56 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | William Phan tips it home | 70-56 |
| 08:15 | West Virginia | James Levin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-56 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell tips it home | 70-58 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Walter Stark takes the ball from Timothy Thompson in the backcourt | 70-58 |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown misses long on a runner in the lane | 70-58 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley snags the defensive board | 70-58 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Robert Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Phan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walter Stark (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Levin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Manus (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Harvey Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryce Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by William Phan - foul #2 on William Phan, team foul #7 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Gus Duca (SG), Steven Silver (SF), Seth Watkins (PF), John Starr (C) Timothy Thompson, Jimmy Kifer, Robert Jordan, Patrick Rowley, William Phan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Arthur Pitzer (SG), Habimana Arai (SF), Raymond Grove (C) Walter Stark, James Levin, Robert Manus, Harvey Newell | |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca is hacked by Raymond Grove - foul #3 on Raymond Grove, team foul #4 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell (PF) Bryce Brown | |
| 06:43 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca travels with the ball | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:33 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Arthur Pitzer | 73-63 |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 73-63 |
| 06:11 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 73-63 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses the layup against the doubleteam | 73-63 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Steven Silver | 73-63 |
| 05:49 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver is whistled for a carry | 73-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG) Louis Choe | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-63 |
| 05:34 | Cincinnati | John Starr snags the defensive board | 73-63 |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | John Starr misses short on a shot near the basket | 73-63 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the offensive rebound | 73-63 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 73-63 |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove grabs the board | 73-63 |
| 04:59 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Antonio Mitchell out of the doubleteam | 73-65 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | John Starr scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gus Duca | 75-65 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Seth Watkins is called for the reach on Antonio Mitchell - foul #5 on Seth Watkins, team foul #8 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), William Phan (C) Gus Duca, Seth Watkins, John Starr | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (PG), Robert Manus (SG), Bryce Brown (SF), Harvey Newell (C) Randall Hakala, Arthur Pitzer, Habimana Arai, Raymond Grove | |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan grabs the board | 75-65 |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson clanks a jump hook from close range | 75-65 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown pulls down the rebound | 75-65 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Timothy Thompson picks off the pass by Walter Stark | 75-65 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-65 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses the tip | 75-65 |
| 03:52 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Walter Stark | 75-65 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Steven Silver (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - William Phan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walter Stark (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Manus (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryce Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | Robert Manus can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jimmy Kifer - foul #4 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #9 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (PF) Steven Silver | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (SG) Antonio Mitchell | |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | Robert Manus misses the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | Robert Manus makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Bryce Brown is called for the reach on William Phan - foul #1 on Bryce Brown, team foul #5 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (SG), Raymond Grove (C) James Levin, Bryce Brown | |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Timothy Thompson | 77-66 |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-66 |
| 03:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan snags the defensive board | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | William Phan misses the jump hook in the paint | 77-66 |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 77-66 |
| 02:44 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer is hacked by Arthur Pitzer - foul #2 on Arthur Pitzer, team foul #6 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), John Starr (C) Jimmy Kifer, William Phan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Habimana Arai (SF) Walter Stark, Robert Manus | |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Starr | 79-66 |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | John Starr blocks the short jumper by Harvey Newell | 79-66 |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell gets the offensive rebound | 79-66 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Rowley | 79-66 |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai grabs the offensive board | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | Gus Duca is called for the reach on Arthur Pitzer - foul #3 on Gus Duca, team foul #10 | 79-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG), Steven Silver (PF) Gus Duca, Patrick Rowley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (PG), Robert Manus (SF), Bryce Brown (C) Randall Hakala, Habimana Arai, Raymond Grove | |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Harvey Newell - foul #2 on Harvey Newell, team foul #7 | 79-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (SG) Arthur Pitzer | |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the 1st free throw | 80-68 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses the 2nd free throw | 80-68 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell gets the rebound | 80-68 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | James Levin misses the runner from the left block | 80-68 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver pulls down the rebound | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 80-68 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | James Levin grabs the board | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Robert Manus misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 80-68 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown tips it home | 80-70 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson runs out the clock | 80-70 |